Non-refillable bottle.



N0."771,502. PATENTED OCT. 4, 1904.

H. R. :SA'GRAY.

NON-REFILLABLE BOTTLE.

APPLIOATION FILED IEB.18, 1904.

N0 MODEL.

UNITED STATES Patented October 4, 1904.

HENRY R. SAORAY, OF MONROE CITY, INDIANA.

NON-REFILLABLE BOTTLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 771,502, dated October4;, 1904. Application filed February 18, 1904.. Serial No. 194,199. (Nomodel.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY R. SAoRAY, a citizen of the United States, anda resident of Monroe City, in the county of Knox and State of- Indiana,have invented a new and useful Improvement in N on-Refillable Bottles,of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in non-refillable bottles, theobject being to provide a simple and inexpensive bottle which will beeffectual in the prevention of refilling and reuse; and it consists incertain novel features of construction and combinations of parts, whichwill be hereinafter described, and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a view in vertical section,showing the parts assembled and the stopper complete. Fig. 2 is adetached view, in vertical section, of the neck. Fig. 3 is a view of thevalve. Fig. A is a view in side elevation of the sealing-cap, partly insection; and Fig. 5 shows the spring.

A represents a bottle, and B is the necl the latter having a conicalvalve-seat 1 formed in its lower end, in the upper end of which is theorifice 2.

A valve O has a cup-shaped lower end which is adapted to fit over theorifice 2 and close the latter when the valve is seated, outlets 3 3being provided for the escape of the liquid contents of the bottle whenthe bottle is tipped and the valve is unseated.v

D is a glass cap adapted to be fitted and cemented in the bottle-neckafter the latter is filled. This cap has an orifice 4 and a sleeve 5,which forms a downward extension of the orifice. This sleeve has apartition 6 in it, whereby its ends are separated, and the upper end isprovided with holes? 7, whilethe lower end 8 receives the shank 9 of thevalve, the two fitting each other, thus forming a centering-guide forthe valve in its upward and clownward movement in the operation of thebottle.

Acomparatively weak spiral spring 10 is preferably confined between thepartition 6 and the upper end of the shank 9 of the valve, the functionof which spring is to insure the seating of the valve when the bottle isin its upright position, and this spring 10 is sufl il ciently weak sothat it readily yields to the pressure of liquid from above when thebottle is tipped or overturned to pour out the contents. Of course it isperfectly obvious that this spring might surround the shank 9 and pressupon the lower end of section 8 of the sleeve 5.

From the foregoing it will be understood that the bottle is filled bypouring the contents in before the valve and cap are placed. After beingfilled the valve is placed upon its seat, the spring is put in place,and the cap inserted and sealed. The movements of the valve are betweenthe seat and partition 6, and when unseated in the operation of pouringthe liquid the latter flows out through holes 3 3, thence into the holes7 7, and out of the bottle; but the bottle cannot be refilled, becausewhen in its upright position the valve is always closed by the spring.When the bottle is filled and ready for the market, a cork may beinserted in the orifice 4.in the usual manner.

Slight variations might be made without material departure from thespirit and scope of the invention, and hence I do not care to bespecifically limitedthereto; but,

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. A non-refillable bottle comprising a bottle-neck having a valve-seattherein with an orifice, a valve fitted thereto and adapted to benormally seated thereon, said valve having a cup-shaped lower end withholes therein, and a shank at the upper end, and a cap provided with anorifice, and a sleeve, the lower end of which guides and centers thevalve and is provided with openings for the escape of the liquid in onedirection.

2. A non-refillable bottle comprising a bottle-neck having a valve-seattherein with an orifice, a valve fitted thereto and adapted to benormally seated thereon, said valve having a cup-shaped lower end withholes therein, and

a shank at the upper end, and a cap provided with an orifice, and asleeve, the lower end of which guides and centers the valve and isprovided with openings for the escape of the liqorifice, said sleevehaving a partition formed transversely therein, with holes above it andits lower end constituting a centering-guide for the shank of the valve.

In testimony whereof I have signed this specification in the presence oftwo subscribing witnesses.

HENRY R. SACRAY.

Witnesses:

IssIo D. SAORAY, MALVENA RICHARDSON.

